The following infographic provides a summary of the types of competitions available to swimmers at each development stage.

 

Club Nights

 

Club Nights are the first step on the competition journey.  Swimmers can learn to compete in a friendly and supportive enviornment.  We expect that swimmers are developing their competition skills and rules are focused on development and are not strictly applied.

 

Times recorded at Club Nights are used for Albany Creek Swim Club awards only.  They can not be used as qualifying times for any other meets.

 

 

Regional Carnivals/Meets

 

When swimmers are confident competing at Club Nights they may like to move onto Regional Carnivals or Swim Meets.  These meets are conducted by other Swim Clubs within the Brisbane region and are held throughout the year.  Meets that Albany Creek Swim Club swimmers are eligible to attend are listed on the  Events Page and notices of upcoming meets are shared through our Members email distribution list.

 

There are many different types of meets that a swimmer can choose from, depending on their development stage and personal goals. 

 

Introductory Meets - are designed for novice swimmers.  These meets would be an ideal next step after Club Nights.  Times recorded at these meets cannot be used to qualify for any other meets.

 

Development Meets - are designed for swimmers looking to increase their competition experience.  Times recorded at development meets can be used to qualify for all meets except Championships conducted by Swimming Queensland and Swimming Australia.

 

Preparation Meets - are the highest level of compeition that is conducted by swim clubs.  These meets have a higher level of competition with many swimmers competing to achieve state and national qualifying times.  Times recorded at preparation meets can be used to qualify for all other meets including Regional, State and National Championships.

 

Short Course - These meets are conducted in a 25m pool.  Times recorded at a short course meet can be used to qualify for meets using the short course qualifying time.  The short course season typically runs in the second half of the year in the lead up to the Australian Short Course Championships in September/October.

 

Long Course - These meets are conducted in a 50m pool.  Times recorded at a long course meet can be used to qualify for meets using the long course qualifying time.  The long course season typically runs after the short course season in the lead up to the Australian Swimming Championships and Australian Age Championships in April.

 

Open Water - These meets are conducted in open water venues and range in distance from 1.25km to 10km.  Open water competitions typically run from October to January.

 

 

Junior Excellence (JX) Program

 

The Australian Junior Excellence (JX) Program recognises, rewards and encourages junior swimmers who, through their development of acquatic skills and fitness, achieve a high standard of swimming excellence.

 

Swimmers aged from 9 to 16 years, who accomplish times set by Swimming Australia, qualify at Gold, Silver, Bronze or Green standard, depending on their best performance/s during the year(April to April).  Times must have been recorded at a development meet, preparation meet or Regional/State/National competition.

 

JX Award Prize Packs for the previous season are awarded at a Club Night.

 

For further information about the JX Awards please see the Swimming Queensland website.

 

 

Regional (Brisbane) Championships

 

Regional Championships are conducted by Brisbane Swimming and include the following competitions:

• Brisbane Short Course Championships
• Brisbane Open Water
• Brisbane Relay Championships
• Brisbane Sprint Championships
• Brisbane Junior Metropolitan Championships
• Brisbane Senior Metropolitan Championships

 

Details of Brisbane Championships can be found on the Brisbane Swimming website.

 

In addition to the personal achievements gained at Brisbane Swimming events, our performance as a Club is also rewarded through the Brisbane Premiership Competition.  Throughout the season points are allocated to clubs competing at the Brisbane Swimming Regional Championships events which are then used to determine the Premiership Division delgation.  Albany Creek Swim Club has been awarded Premier Division for a number of years, acknowledging us as one of the top ten swim clubs in Brisbane.  Details of the Brisbane Premiership Competition can be found on the Brisbane Swimming website.      

 

 

State Championships

 

State Championships are conducted by Swimming Queensland and include the following competitions:

• Short Course Qualifying Meets
• Short Course Preparation Meets
• Queensland Short Course Championships
• Queensland Sprint Championships
• Queensland Open Water Swim Championships
• Long Course Qualifying Meets
• Queensland Championships
• Queensland National Preparation Meets

Details of State Championships can be found on the Swimming Queensland website.

 

 

National Championships

 

National Championships are conducted by Swimming Australia and include:

• State Teams Age Short Course Championships
• Australian Short Course Swimming Championships
• Australian Open Water Swimming Championships
• Australian Age Swimming Championships
• Australian Swimming Championships

 

Details of National Championships can be found on the Swimming Australia website.